Dead at age 21
65 Notable deaths
Samia Yusuf Omar
Somali athlete (1991-2012).
Born March 25th, 1991 in Mogadishu.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 21 years old in Mediterranean Sea (drowning). [ref]
Ai Xia
Chinese silent film actor and screenwriter.
Born November 29th, 1912 in Tianjin.
Died February 15th, 1934 at 21 years old in Shanghai (drug overdose).
Theyab Awana
Emirati footballer.
Born July 6th, 1990 in Abu Dhabi.
Died September 25th, 2011 at 21 years old in Abu Dhabi (traffic collision). [ref]
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born November 27th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg, Pavlovsk.
Died October 12th, 1914 at 21 years old in Vilnius.
Klaus Junge
German chess player.
Born January 1st, 1924 in Concepción.
Died April 17th, 1945 at 21 years old in Welle.
Max Hödel
German anarchist, failed assassin (1857-1878).
Born May 27th, 1857 in Leipzig.
Died August 16th, 1878 at 21 years old in Berlin (decapitation).
Clarine Seymour
American silent film actress (1898-1920).
Born December 9th, 1898 in Brooklyn.
Died April 25th, 1920 at 21 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).
Violeta Yakova
Bulgarian terrorist in wwii.
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Dupnitsa.
Died June 18th, 1944 at 21 years old in Radomir.
Erich Loewenhardt
German flying ace.
Born April 7th, 1897 in Wrocław.
Died August 10th, 1918 at 21 years old in Chaulnes.
Javier Heraud
Peruvian poet.
Born January 19th, 1942 in Miraflores. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1963 at 21 years old in Madre de Dios River. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 65
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche